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Zira Island Masterplan

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN

Zira Island Masterplan

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN

2008

CLIENT

Avrositi Holding

TYPOLOGY

Urbanism

STATUS

IDEA

The Seven Peaks of Azerbaijan is a masterplan for a Zero Energy resort and entertainment city on Zira Island, situated in the Caspian Sea. Located within the crescent shaped bay of Azerbaijan’s capital Baku, Zira Island is designed to be a sustainable model for urban development, and an iconographic skyline recognizable from the city’s coastline.

 

The Seven Peaks of Azerbaijan proposes a resort development derived from the natural landscape – an architectural landscape reflecting the seven famous peaks of Azerbaijan.

Individually, each mountain is a principle for mixing private and public functions. A dense vibrant urban community connects a series of private resort villages by a central public valley with golf courses and beaches.

 

The mountains are conceived not only as metaphors, but engineered as entire eco-systems, a model for future sustainable urban development. By combining the best of the Azerbaijani building tradition with the newest technology, Zira Island has high-end living spaces, with a minimum usage of resources.

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